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Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy fans brand iconic character's return as a widowed single mother 'dark and depressing' and claim 'weepy' film 'doesn't fit in' with franchise's previous laugh out loud instalments
The long-awaited sequel sees Renee Zellweger reprise her role as the titular heroine, and sees her adjusting to life as widow following the shock death of her husband Mark Darcy.
However fans have branded the movie 'depressing' and said it's more complex themes resulted in it 'not fitting in' with the franchise's previous laugh out loud instalments (pictured with new onscreen love interest Leo Woodall) Renee 's iconic singleton finally married Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth in the most recent film, 2016's Bridget Jones' Baby (pictured together in 2001 original) 'Zellweger's Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall's younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor's kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding's third book in her series of novels, is vulnerable, honest and very funny.'
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